Five Conditions for Foreign Chinese to Apply for China Green Card

Fuzhou Aussie goes abroad: Is it really the most difficult green card for foreigners to get a permanent residence permit? Under the current system, which foreigners can apply for the "China Green Card"? Today, taking Shanghai as an example, I would like to introduce the qualification requirements of applicants: when special personnel apply for the "China Green Card", foreigners who meet one of the following conditions can apply for permanent residence in China:

1, foreign world-class talents, talents with special skills and celebrities who have made great contributions to the country's economic development and social progress or are of great value to the country and have been recommended by the competent departments, commissions and offices of the State Council or Shanghai Municipal People's Government.

2. Foreign talents who meet the accreditation standards of Shanghai Zhangjiang National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone or China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (hereinafter referred to as "Shuangzi" Zone) and are recommended by the "Shuangzi" Management Committee;

3. Foreign core members of the scientific research team recommended and guaranteed by foreign chief experts and leading scientific and technological talents (confirmed by the Gemini Management Committee) introduced by the Gemini District. The foreign spouses and unmarried children under the age of 18 of the above-mentioned persons may jointly apply for permanent residence of foreigners. Couples who apply for "China Green Card" to marry China citizens (with permanent residency in China) or foreigners who have obtained permanent residency in China, who have lived in China for five years and stayed in China for not less than nine months every year, and have stable living security and residence in China, can apply for permanent residency for foreigners. Foreigners who apply for "China Green Card" to hold the positions of chairman, vice chairman, general manager and deputy general manager in the following five types of units, or have the titles of associate professor, associate researcher and above, who have served continuously for four years and have lived in China for not less than three years in four years, and have a good tax record, may apply for permanent residence of foreigners: 1 Various departments in the State Council, scientific research institutions affiliated to the Shanghai Municipal People's Government or institutions with administrative nature or functions;

2. Key institutions of higher learning ("Project 2 1 1" and the first batch of universities);

3 enterprises and institutions that implement national key projects or major scientific and technological projects;

4. High-tech enterprises, encouraged foreign-invested enterprises, foreign-invested advanced technology enterprises or foreign-invested products export enterprises;

5. National laboratories, state key laboratories, national engineering laboratories, national engineering research centers, enterprise technology centers recognized by the state, national engineering technology research centers or foreign-invested R&D centers, enterprises and institutions. The foreign spouses and unmarried children under the age of 18 of the above-mentioned persons may jointly apply for permanent residence of foreigners. Investors applying for "China Green Card" Foreigners who meet one of the following conditions and have a good tax record may apply for permanent residence in China:

1. Investors who have invested in China and actually paid in a total registered capital of more than US$ 2 million (not less than this standard for three consecutive years);

2. The total registered capital actually paid by investors investing in the central area of China is more than US$ 654.38+US$ 00,000 (not less than this standard for three consecutive years);

3. Investors who invest in western China and key counties of national poverty alleviation and development work have actually delivered a total registered capital of more than 500,000 US dollars (not less than this standard for three consecutive years);

4. Investors whose total registered capital actually delivered is more than 500,000 dollars (not less than this standard for three consecutive years) in the "Industrial Guidance Project for Foreign Investment" promulgated by the state to encourage investment in industries;

5. Investors who directly invest in Shanghai as natural persons or through companies or enterprises with their own natural persons as controlling shareholders, and the investment situation has been stable for three consecutive years, with a total investment of more than $6,543,800+0,000 (the total investment in encouraged industries promulgated by the state reaches $500,000). The foreign spouses and unmarried children under the age of 18 of the above-mentioned persons may jointly apply for permanent residence of foreigners. Parent-child reunion personnel who apply for "China Green Card", one or both parents are China citizens (with permanent residency in China) or foreigners with permanent residency in China, are under the age of 18 and unmarried, and have foreign nationality after nationality verification, can apply for permanent residency for foreigners. Foreigners who have applied for the "China Green Card" and have no immediate family members abroad who need to take refuge in China, have lived in China for five consecutive years, have stayed in China for not less than nine months each year, and have stable living security and residence in China can apply for permanent residence. Foreigners who have applied for the "China Green Card" and have worked in Shanghai for four consecutive years, with annual wage income (before tax) exceeding 600,000 yuan and annual personal income tax exceeding 654.38+0.2 million yuan, and have actually lived in China for not less than six months in four years may apply for permanent residence of foreigners upon the recommendation of their current work units. The foreign spouses and unmarried children under the age of 18 of the above-mentioned persons may jointly apply for permanent residence of foreigners. Foreign China doctors apply for "China Green Card". Foreign Chinese with doctoral degrees and working in Shanghai can apply for permanent residence of foreigners. The foreign spouses and unmarried children under the age of 18 of the above-mentioned persons may jointly apply for permanent residence of foreigners. Foreign Chinese working in the "Double-funded" and "Double-funded" zones apply for the "China Green Card" and have worked continuously in Zhangjiang National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone or China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (hereinafter referred to as "Double-funded") or the "Mass Entrepreneurship and Innovation" demonstration base approved by the State Council (hereinafter referred to as "Double-funded") for four years, with a good tax payment record and an actual residence of not less than 6 per year in China. The foreign spouses and unmarried children under the age of 18 of the above-mentioned persons may jointly apply for permanent residence of foreigners. Foreign high-level talents who have applied for the "China Green Card" and have been recognized by the relevant competent department of China government or the competent department of talents in Shanghai, and senior professionals in the industry who are employed and guaranteed by the units affiliated to the list of scientific and technological innovation occupations formulated by the competent department of science and technology innovation in Shanghai, have worked in Shanghai for three consecutive years with work-related residence certificates marked "talents" before the application date, and can apply for permanent residence of foreigners upon the recommendation of their current work units. The foreign spouses and unmarried children under the age of 18 of the above-mentioned persons may jointly apply for permanent residence of foreigners. The outstanding foreign graduates applying for "China Green Card" are foreign students from the top 300 domestic key universities (list of world-class universities and first-class discipline construction universities and disciplines announced by the Ministry of Education) or the famous overseas university "academic ranking of world universities of Soft Science" (formerly academic ranking of world universities of Shanghai Jiaotong University). Within two years after graduation, I started my business in Shanghai with a residence permit for personal reasons (marked "Entrepreneurship"), and I have been employed in one of the following units in Shanghai for three consecutive years.

(1) Units in Zhangjiang National Independent Innovation Demonstration Zone or China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (hereinafter referred to as "Shuangchuang") or "Mass Entrepreneurship and Innovation" demonstration base approved by the State Council (hereinafter referred to as "Shuangchuang");

(two) the units affiliated to the directory of scientific and technological innovation occupations formulated by the competent department of scientific and technological innovation in Shanghai;

③ Universities or research institutes in Shanghai. The foreign spouses and unmarried children under the age of 18 of the above-mentioned persons may jointly apply for permanent residence of foreigners. As can be seen from the above, it is getting easier and easier to apply for a green card in China. Those who meet the relevant requirements, their spouses and minor children can also apply. However, the policies of different provinces and cities are slightly different, and the application conditions are subject to local announcements.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) Exit and Entry Administration Law

Article 15. Aliens entering the country shall apply for visas from foreign visa authorities, except as otherwise provided for in this Law.

Sixteenth visas are divided into diplomatic visas, courtesy visas, official visas and ordinary visas. Issuing diplomatic and official visas to foreigners who enter the country for diplomatic or official reasons; Issue courtesy visas to foreigners who need courtesy because of their special status. The scope and methods of issuing diplomatic visas, courtesy visas and official visas shall be stipulated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Foreigners who enter the country for non-diplomatic or official reasons such as work, study, visiting relatives, traveling, business activities, talent introduction, etc. , will be issued the corresponding ordinary visa. The types and issuance methods of ordinary visas shall be stipulated by the State Council.

Article 17 The registered items of a visa include: visa type, name, sex, date of birth, number of entry, entry validity, stay time, date and place of issuance, passport or other international travel document number, etc.

Article 18 When applying for a visa, foreigners shall submit their passports or other international travel documents, as well as relevant materials on the reasons for applying, and go through relevant formalities and be interviewed according to the requirements of foreign visa authorities.

Article 19 If a foreigner needs to provide an invitation letter issued by a domestic unit or individual when applying for a visa, the applicant shall provide it according to the requirements of the overseas visa authorities. The unit or individual that issued the invitation letter shall be responsible for the authenticity of the contents of the invitation letter.

Article 20 Foreigners who need urgent entry for humanitarian reasons, urgent business, engineering repair or other urgent entry requirements may apply for a port visa at a port approved by the State Council to the port visa authority entrusted by the Ministry of Public Security (hereinafter referred to as the port visa authority). Travel agencies that organize inbound tourism in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state may apply to the port visa authorities for group tourist visas. When applying for a visa to a port visa authority, foreigners shall submit their passports or other international travel documents, as well as relevant materials on the reasons for their application, go through relevant formalities according to the requirements of the port visa authority, and enter the country from the port where they apply for a visa. The visa issued by the port visa authority is valid for one entry, and the stay period indicated in the visa shall not exceed 30 days.